Aerotransportes Entre Rios

Canadair CL-44

At 0600LT, Aerotransportes Entre Rios Cargo Flight 501/90, crashed while attempting a night VMC takeoff from runway 27L at the Miami International Airport, Miami, Florida. The aircraft did not become airborne, and the pilot attempted unsuccessfully to reject the takeoff. The aircraft ran off the departure end of the runway and crashed on the west bank of a canal, about 960 feet from the departure end of the runway. Six of the ten persons aboard were killed. Two crewmembers and two passengers survived the accident. The aircraft was destroyed by impact and fire. The aircraft struck and destroyed an automobile; one occupant of the car was injured.

Canadair CL-44

The four engine aircraft departed Montevideo-Carrasco Airport on a cargo flight to Santiago-Pudahuel Airport, carrying six crew members and a load of 28 tons of meat. En route, while cruising in poor visibility, the airplane struck the slope of a mountain located in the Andes, or in Chile or in Argentina. As the airplane failed to arrive at destination, SAR operations were conducted but eventually suspended few days later as no trace of the aircraft nor the six crew members was found.

Bristol Britannia

The approach to Buenos Aires-Ezeiza-Ministro Pistarini Airport was completed in a near zero visibility due to thick fog. On short final, the pilot-in-command failed to realize his altitude was too low when the airplane struck an ILS antenna located short of runway 04 threshold. After the impact, the airplane nosed down, struck the ground and slid for about 600 meters before coming to rest. All 12 occupants were injured and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.